Deacon: Hey, you know
what, amber? I wasn't actually expecting you over this early, and I -- I told
Eric that we could go swimming again. So you want to stick around? We could go
together. It'd be fun.

Amber: Gosh, Deacon, how
could you be so stupid?

Deacon: Okay, you want to
run that by me again?

Amber: Macy?

Deacon: Yeah, what about
her?

Amber: She's using you,
Deacon.

Deacon: Right, yeah. You
know, it makes sense. I mean, you hang around Brooke long enough, it's only a
matter of time before you start thinking like her. I mean, who could possibly
find anything --

Amber: Oh, stop! Stop.
Okay? That's not how I feel, and you know it. Okay, I was happy for you, that
you had found someone. But now that I know what's really going on --

Deacon: Well, please,
enlighten me. This ought to be good.

Amber: Okay. She wants a
family, and she wants my son.

Deacon: Oh, that is such
bull. Hey, don't let the fact that I've smoothed out some of my rough edges for
you. Nobody cons me.

Amber: Well, maybe you're
using Eric, too.

Deacon: What?

Amber: Yeah. Trying to
impress Macy with your fatherly devotion.

Deacon: Is that what you
really believe?

Amber: No. No. Okay, I
know you love your son, but he's happy with me and Rick. He has a good life. I
mean, why would you try to take him away from us?

Deacon: Wait, wait a
second. Who's trying to take him away from you? We're having one sleepover.

Amber: Yeah, but what
happens next? You bring this high-powered attorney over. Why would --

Deacon: That is because
you did not give me a choice. Now, look, I'm his father. And I'm gonna be there
for him, always. And I'm gonna do whatever I have to do to make sure of that.
But as far as I'm concerned, amber, you're his mother.

Amber: Yeah, well, don't
forget it.

Deacon: I won't. I
promise. You know, I don't think that I've ever really thanked you and told you
how much I appreciate everything you've done. You know, he is a fantastic kid. I
mean, he's -- he's bright, and he's polite. The kid is very polite. You know,
and he's excited about everything. You know, when I was his age, I -- you've
done a hell of a job with him. And I want you to keep doing it. I mean, what
kind a jerk would I be to separate a kid who loves his mother so much?

Amber: You really feel
that way?

Deacon: Yes.

Amber: Well, what about
Macy?

Deacon: Okay, Amber, what
about Macy?

Amber: Well, she can't
have any children of her own.

Deacon: Oh, for god's
sake, Amber. She had a hysterectomy, not a lobotomy.

Amber: You know, Macy did
admit to Brooke that she told you to fight us.

Deacon: Yeah. Yeah, and
she also help me get the attorney. And she also help me get this place. And she
also signed me as her agent.

Amber: Yeah, and why? Why
would she do that?

Deacon: I don't know.
Maybe because she likes me. As hard as that may be for you to believe, maybe she
wants me to be happy.

Amber: Yeah, well, that's
pretty coincidental. I mean, she just happens to fall in love with the father of
Brooke's child.

Deacon: Is this what
they've done to you? This suspicion of everyone who's an outsider? Everyone
who's not a Forrester?

Amber: Don't even try to
turn this around on us.

Deacon: "Us"? Honey, you
ain't one of them. You're one of us. You're one of the outsiders. You know what?
You're gonna find out soon enough.

Edward: Did you tell
anyone about this at the time or report it to the police?

Brooke: There didn't seem
to be any point. We all thought that she died in the explosion.

Edward: Hmm.

Rick: When actually she
was hiding in Europe.

Ridge: Thorne found her,
and they got back together.

Brooke: For a short time,
and then that didn't work out. And then Macy had to have a hysterectomy.

Edward: Oh, I see. She's
lost her marriage, her only chance to have children.

Brooke: And she blames me
for everything.

Edward: She said that?

Brooke: Yes, repeatedly.
She even threatened me.

Edward: When was this?

Brooke: When she got back
to L.A, I ran into her at a restaurant -- Las olas. She was there with her
mother, and she confronted me. I remember her saying she wanted me to suffer
just the same way that she had.

Rick: Mom, why didn't you
tell me?

Brooke: Honey, I didn't
think she was serious. But obviously she was. She's probably been seeing Deacon
this whole time. Well, now you know why I'm so worried about this. Finding out
that this crazy woman is trying to get to my daughter and also to little Eric.
So please tell us, there has to be some way that we can stop her.

Amber: Don't even try to
change the subject. We are talking about you and Macy.

Deacon: Look, all I'm
saying is, we're not the enemy. I mean, if you ask me, we're all on the same
side here. Listen to me. We all want what's best for Eric, right? We agree, we
love him. We want this kid to be happy. Amber, I've got a lot to offer him. You
know, maybe not European vacations and maybe not country club memberships, but
I've got life wisdom. Listen to me. There comes a point in everyone's life when
they find themselves on the edge, right? Where you can go either way. This last
year was my time. And I knew I could either keep killing myself or I can get
smart, finally, about who I am, about what I'm doing and where i'm going in my
life. I made so many mistakes, and I learned from 'em, and I want him to learn
from 'em, too. I mean, come on. Isn't that what you want?

Amber: Well, it's what
every parent wants.

Deacon: All right, then.

Amber: What does Macy
want?

Deacon: Me.

Amber: Not just you.

Deacon: How do I get this
through to you? What am I gonna have to say?

Macy: You can't. You're
not the one who can answer her questions, I am. Hi, Amber. It's good to see you.
You look wonderful.

Amber: Thanks, you do,
too.

Macy: For a homicidal
maniac? That is what Brooke's been telling you, right? I tried to kill her. That
I'm out for revenge. That I want to steal your child and hers. And you believed
her.

Amber: Well, I don't want
to.

Macy: No, it's okay. I
mean, I can see how she would get to you.

Deacon: You know, I seem
to remember a time when Brooke was talking a lot of trash about you, too.

Macy: Because she thought
she was looking out for her son. Just like now, she thinks she's protecting hope
and little Eric.

Amber: Look, just because
she was wrong about me, doesn't mean she's wrong about you.

Macy: Fair enough. All
right, so what exactly are you worried about?

Amber: I'm worried about
how close you're getting to my son.

Macy: Well, if you're
asking me if I care about him, I admit it. I do.

Macy: Amber, I understand
your concern, but how can anybody not fall in love with that little boy? He's
adorable and smart as a whip. And I just respect so much the job you've done
with him.

Amber: The job isn't done.

Macy: Of course not, no.
You have got so much to look forward to. He's going to be starting school soon,
there's gonna be little sports teams and scouting.

Deacon: Wait, wait, karate
lessons. He has to have karate lessons.

Macy: I just hope that
your family and Deacon can work through this tension. Think about it. Think
about how great it would be for that little boy to go to his first little league
game and look up in the bleachers and see all the people that he loves cheering
him on.

Amber: You don't include
yourself in that picture?

Macy: Well, I mean, Deacon
and I have gotten close the last few months. But, I mean, we really don't know
where this is going.

Amber: But you'd like to
be my son's stepmother.

Macy: Amber, no matter
what happens between Deacon and me, I could never replace you in that little
boy's heart -- and I wouldn't want to.

Amber: I don't know
whether or not to believe you.

Deacon: Amber, have we
done anything to give you a reason to doubt us? Have we turned little Eric
against you or --?

Deacon: Hey, look at me.
Now, you and me, we been through a lot together. And you haven't always liked
what I've had to say, but I've given it to you straight, haven't I? Now, can you
say the same for Brooke?

Macy: Amber, we all want
the same thing. We all want a happy, healthy little Eric. I mean, no child can
have too much love.

Deacon: Amber, take a deep
breath. Feel better?

Amber: Yeah.

Deacon: You've really been
stressin' about this, haven't you?

Amber: Well, he's my son.

Macy: We understand that.
Hey, do you have to get back right away?

Amber: No.

Macy: Well, we were all
gonna go to the beach.

Deacon: We were going to
the beach.

Macy: Yeah. You want to
come? I mean, I think it'd really be great for Eric to see you two getting
along.

Deacon: Come on. Come on.

Amber: Sounds like fun.

Deacon: All right.

Macy: I'll go get him.

Deacon: I really
appreciate that you're trying to give this a chance.

[Amber sighs]

Amber: I've just been so
scared, Deacon.

Deacon: I understand. How
the hell do you think I feel?

Amber: You know, Macy's
right. He can't have too much love.

Deacon: She is right. Now
if we could just get Brooke to understand that and maybe your husband.

Amber: I will. No, really.
Really, you don't have to worry. I'll make sure that we work something out that
makes everyone happy. And you and Macy will always have a place in Eric's heart.